GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY/DHF4242
Course Title: EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY
Credits 1 ECTS 1
Course Semester 8 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Explain the hierarchy of evidence
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of different study designs
Assess information using available online resources
Apply the best scientific evidence to clinical decision making
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Evidence based practice and basic principles
2. Week  Ethical principles behind EBP, including shared decision-making
3. Week  The concepts of fallacy and bias, including research biases
4. Week  Study designs
5. Week  The strengths and limitation of different study designs
6. Week  Key features of RCTs, such as allocation, concealment, blinding, bioethics and probabilities
7. Week  Searchable clinical questions in a PICO format based on patient scenarios
8. Week  Digital information sources and amount and levels of evidence Search strategies for digital databases based on formulated PICOs
9. Week  Pubmed searching and the concept of MESH terms and Boolean functions
10. Week  Presentation of assignments and discussion
11. Week  Presentation of assignments and discussion
12. Week  Presentation of assignments and discussion
13. Week  Presentation of assignments and discussion
14. Week  Presentation of assignments and discussion
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
2
40
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
70
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
30
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
1
14
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
1
1
1
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
1
1
1
 Presentation
7
1
7
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
1
1
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
1
1
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
25
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
1
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
1
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1The normal structure and functions of the human body and specifically the structures of the mouth and the teeth on the basis of cells, tissues, organs and systems, know the interactions.
2Causes and formation of oral, dental and jaw diseases mechanisms, the findings caused by the structure and dysfunction and organism affect.
3In the national core training program of dentistry and Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry Signs and symptoms in the Extended Education Program findings, diseases and conditions and occupational know the applications at a specified level, understand, associates and evaluates
4In line with personal learning needs to reach the best scientific evidence available, knows to evaluate reliability and validity.X
5Legislation on professional legal responsibilities, know deontology and ethical principles.X
6In the national core training program of dentistry and Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry Professional in the Extended Education Program know and do applications at a specified level.X
7Tanı, tedavi ve takip süreçlerini kanıta dayalı uygulama, eleştirel düşünce ve etik prensipleri önceleyerek yürütür.X
8Is aware of the limitations, professional development puts personal learning goals in a way to support to the appropriate center if necessary directs
9Diseases of the mouth, teeth and jaws in society knows the incidence, prevention and reduction contributes.
10Independently practicing on its own duties and responsibilities related to the law, regulation, acts in accordance with the legislation and ethical principles.
11Has teamwork and leadership skills, become role models to colleagues and society
12Plans personal professional development, lifelong performs with the principle of learning.X
13Patients, patient relatives, other health personnel, community, effective written and oral communication with relevant sectors and media communicates.
14Foreign language and information communication technologies monitors innovations in the profession.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof.Dr.Cansu Alpaslan)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/cansu)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (cans@gazi.edu.tr)